Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tappe, Dennis ; Meyer, Michael ; Oesterlein, Anett ; Jaye, Assan ; Frosch, Matthias ; Schoen, Christoph ; Pantchev, Nikola
• Description:
  Visceral pentastomiasis caused by Armillifer armillatus larvae was diagnosed in 2 dogs in The Gambia. Parasites were subjected to PCR; phylogenetic analysis confirmed relatedness with branchiurans/crustaceans. Our investigation highlights transmission of infective A. armillatus ova to dogs and, by serologic evidence, also to 1 human, demonstrating a public health concern.
• Subjects:
  Adult Agriculture Animal Husbandry Animals Antibodies Armillifer Armillatus Child Dispatch Dog Diseases Dogs Female Gambia Humans Male Middle Aged Molecular Sequence Data Occupational Exposures Ovum Parasites Parasitic Diseases Parasitic Diseases, Animal Pentastomes Pentastomiasis Pentastomida RNA, Ribosomal, 18S Sequence Analysis, DNA Snakes The Gambia Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(2):251-254.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c4acbc00afc0a7b4a0321679bda243ee6315e9a2bd731a4cd1a30a846a11d1fe
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18434/cdc_18434_DS1.pdf
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